But things have been heating up much earlier this year. In the first four days of April, the US House of Representatives ( once again and narrowly) passed a bill to decriminalize marijuana and then, days later, (overwhelmingly) approved legislation to ease barriers to cannabis research. In addition, Maryland lawmakers voted to put an adult-use cannabis measure on their state’s November ballot; New Mexico became the latest state to begin recreational sales; and this Thursday, The full-scale legalization of cannabis in America feels like it’s closer than ever: More states have passed recreational-use laws; comprehensive legislation is gaining attention — and votes — in Congress; and the industry continues to steamroll to maturity with a stream of mega-mergers, high-value investments, and steady sales. A worker trims leaves of young cannabis plants in a greenhouse at a Cresco Labs Inc. facility in Indiantown, Florida, on Monday, March 28, 2022.
Alicia Wallace, CNN Profiles – Jose Pagliery – Reporter, CNN Investigates – CNN, 04/19/2022 20:00:00